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Physiotherapist Supervised Exercises vs. Prescribed Home Exercises for Rotator Cuff Tears

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February 2025

Physiotherapist Supervised Exercises vs. Prescribed Home Exercises for Rotator Cuff Tears

Vol: 307| Issue: 2| Number:20| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Physiotherapist-supervised exercises versus physiotherapist-prescribed home exercises for treating partial thickness rotator cuff tears: a randomized controlled trial.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg . 2024 Nov;33(11):2359-2367.

Contributing Authors:
T Birinci Olgun E Türkmen S Altun N Ziroglu Ä Yeldan

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Seventy patients with partial thickness rotator cuff tears were randomized to receive either a physiotherapist-supervised exercise program (n=35) or a physiotherapist-prescribed home exercise program (n=35), both consisting of glenohumeral joint range of motion, stretching, and strengthening exercises performed twice a week for eight weeks. The primary outcomes of interest were the modified Consta...

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